COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College men's basketball team is eighth in the South Region preseason poll by D2SIDA.
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The Tigers also received votes in a different national poll, collecting seven points in the National Association of Basketball Coaches preseason poll.
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The Tigers tip off the 2016-17 season on Saturday with an exhibition game against College of Faith before opening the regular season on Tuesday against Johnson C. Smith.
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The D2SIDA poll is voted on by a committee of Sports Information Directors from the South Region, which includes teams from the SIAC, Gulf South Conference, and Sunshine State Conference.
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The D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II regional poll will be released every Monday, followed by the national poll every Tuesday. Each region has six representatives that comprise the regional poll. The national poll has 16 voters - 2 from each region.
The NABC poll is released by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The weekly coaches poll is being conducted by 16 members of the NABC, two representing each of the eight NCAA Division II regions.
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Men's Basketball
D2SIDA Media Poll
South Region
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| Rank     Team    (1st Place Votes) |
Pts |
| 1. Alabama-Huntsville (5) |
59 |
| 2. Barry (1) |
55 |
| 3. West Georgia |
45 |
| 4. Delta St. |
38 |
| 5. Saint Leo |
37 |
| 6. Eckerd |
29 |
| 7. Rollins |
23 |
| 8. Benedict |
15 |
| 9. North Alabama |
9 |
| T10. Christian Brothers |
5 |
| T10. Lane |
5 |
RV – Union - 4, Claflin - 2, Lynn -2, Valdosta St. – 2
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 NABC Preseason Poll
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
2015 RECORD |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
West Liberty (W. Va.) (11) |
31-4 |
394 |
5 |
| 2 |
Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) |
34-3 |
368 |
1 |
| 3 |
Bellarmine (Ky.) (4) |
23-7 |
357 |
15 |
| 4 |
Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) |
25-8 |
282 |
25 |
| 5 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
25-8 |
276 |
NR |
| 6 |
Northwest Missouri State |
27-6 |
270 |
11 |
| 7 |
Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) |
28-4 |
257 |
6 |
| 8 |
St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) |
27-5 |
242 |
NR |
| 9 |
California Baptist |
28-7 |
210 |
14 |
| 10 |
Tarleton State (TX) |
24-9 |
201 |
NR |
| 11 |
Chico State (CA) |
22-7 |
195 |
20 |
| 12 |
Alaska Anchorage |
21-11 |
189 |
NR |
| 13 |
Southern Connecticut State |
22-8 |
185 |
NR |
| 14 |
Kutztown (Pa.) |
23-7 |
156 |
NR |
| 15 |
Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
28-4 |
127 |
4 |
| 16 |
Barry (Fla.) |
26-7 |
115 |
19 |
| 17 |
Minnesota State |
22-10 |
109 |
NR |
| 18 |
Augustana (SD) |
34-2 |
105 |
2 |
| 19 |
Angelo State (TX) |
25-7 |
98 |
16 |
| 20 |
Midwestern State (TX) |
24-6 |
92 |
7 |
| 21 |
Colorado School of Mines |
24-8 |
91 |
NR |
| 22 |
Drury (Mo.) |
19-8 |
81 |
NR |
| 23 |
UAFS |
23-9 |
76 |
NR |
| 24 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
21-8 |
66 |
NR |
| 25 |
Fairmont State (W. Va.) |
25-5 |
62 |
8 |
Others receiving votes: Queens (N.C.) 55, Western Oregon 44, Indianapolis (Ind.) 42, Delta State (Miss.) 41, Montevallo (Ala.) 32, West Texas A&M 32, Kentucky Wesleyan 31, Lander (S.C.) 31, West Georgia 31, Southern New Hampshire 28, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 24, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 17, Eckerd (Fla.) 16, Philadelphia (Pa.) 16, Quincy (Ill.) 15, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 15, Stonehill (Mass.) 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 11, Wisconsin-Parkside 11, Barton (N.C.) 9, Western Washington 9, Wingate (N.C.) 9, Washburn (Kan.) 8, Benedict (S.C.) 7, Ashland (Ohio) 6, Virginia State 6, Virginia Union 6, Dixie State (Utah) 5, East Central (Okla.) 4, Dallas Baptist (Texas) 3, UC San Diego 3, Point Loma (Calif.) 2, MSU Denver (Colo.) 1, West Florida 1.
Records are final from 2015-16 season. Last ranking was from the final 2015-16 poll. |
